a standaerd pair of pliers opens just right to square off the copper shield enough to get the shield into the shielded connector. But when I got tired of dealing with the unknown variable of whether the end shattered or if the extra mass caused the pins to not connects, I discovered it is much simpler to expose 18" of the inner jacket and shore it up with 2-3 layers of super 33. use a grounding kit to bond the radio housing (which is bonded to the ethernet shield) to the cable. 18" probably leaves a little more exposed inner jacket than neccessary, but since 18" to a moron tech usually equates to 6 inches on a ruler, its pretty safe....
unless you are using shielded ends specifically designed to bond with the bbdge shield, youre begging for long term issues On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM, George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af < [email protected]> wrote: > Oh, it's not fun, but I can do it. The foil on the Belden/Best-Tronics > 7919A is real aluminum foil, not aluminized mylar tape, so it rips very > easy. You can't even get the jacket off without the shield coming with it. > So you have to cut length-wise down the jacket, fold it over and snip it > off, then gently fold the foil back. Which is why I was talking about using > the Shireen DC-1021 instead which looks like the same stuff but with a rip > cord. And it's cheaper. > > It's probably overkill, just the drain wire is probably enough. But it's > moar better to me. On the Trango backhauls with the return on the shield, I > definitely do it that way. I'd sleep better knowing it was done that way > every time, but you're not getting my fat ass up a tower to make sure the > guys did it how I told them. > > > On 10/11/2014 4:27 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af wrote: > >> I use the 32-2298UL all the time on foil shielded cable with drain wire, >> loop the drain wire back over the jacket and under the strain relief, then >> crimp. If you can fold the foil back and crimp a connector onto it, you're >> a better man than me. And I think George did once post photos proving he >> could do it. So if anyone could terminate BBDGE with a shielded plug, it's >> him. >> > > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
